Investor Strategy – Page 169
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Danish premier eyes PenSam programme
[16:00 CET 09-11] DENMARK - Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen visited the offices of labour market pension scheme PenSam this morning, to learn about a project to reduce the number of people taking early retirement on health grounds.
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Few schemes allow for longer longevity projections
[12:00 CET 09-11] UK – Less than 1% of UK pension fund sponsors leave room for wider mortality improvement factors to value future liabilities, says Barnett Waddingham.
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PPM wants to 'wake up' DC members
[15:15 CET 06-11] SWEDEN – The Premium Pension Authority PPM is planning to send a reminder to 600,000 members of the compulsory defined contribution system who have not changed their fund selection since entering.
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130/30 approach benefits fixed-income mandates - Barings
[15:00 CET 06-11] GLOBAL - A 130/30 approach can benefit not only equity but also fixed-income investors, according to international investment firm Barings.
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AP7 names portfolio revamp technology
[16:30 CET 30-10] SWEDEN – The Swedish buffer fund AP7 has applied the New Frontier Advisors' IT platform for its latest major strategic asset allocation review.
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Former minister calls for local pensions ringfence
[16:30 CET 29-10] NETHERLANDS - Dutch pension funds should support the domestic financial services industry by ring-fencing capital for domestic investment managers, former foreign affairs minister Ben Bot has suggested.
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Cable & Wireless considers buyout
[16:15 CEST 29-10] UK – Telecoms group Cable & Wireless (C&W) is in the early stages of talks to sell off its £2bn UK pension fund, IPE has learnt.
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Morley keeps watch on European diversified launch
[14:00 CET 29-10] UK - Aviva’s asset management arm Morley has launched a multi-asset fund targeted at smaller UK pension funds but which it hopes to be able to roll out across Europe in due course.
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PKA and Sampension act on Burma
[16:45 CEST 26-10] DENMARK – More Danish pension funds are moving to offload holdings in French oil company Total and US firm Chevron, in support of the Danish government’s stance on trade with politically-troubled Burma.
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Bank of Ireland secures LifeBalance deal
[16:58 CEST 25-10] IRELAND – The Bank of Ireland has agreed a deal with union officials to introduce a hybrid DB/DC pension scheme, following the closure of its final salary scheme last year.
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Swedish firm eyes fiduciary trail
[14:30 CEST 24-10] NETHERLANDS – The €400m Dutch scheme of the Swedish hygiene goods and paper multinational Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (SCA) is contemplating fiduciary management, IPE has learned.
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ATP makes first move on Burma investments
[16:30 CEST 23-10] DENMARK - Danish labour market pension fund ATP said it has decided to sell its shares in Total and other oil companies that work directly with Myanmar Oil.
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Research finds Dutch are willing to go part-time
[12:30 CEST 23-10] NETHERLANDS – Over half of Dutch employees are prepared to keep on working part-time after the official retirement age of 65, according to pensions and ageing think-tank Netspar.
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ABP sets date for fund’s split
[16:45 CEST 22-10] NETHERLANDS – The €215bn Dutch ABP pension scheme has today named the date for its earlier announced split into a fund and an - as yet nameless - separate administration body.
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Italian €3bn Previndai fund tenders bonds and equities
[16:40 CEST 19-10] ITALY – Previndai, the €3bn Italian industry wide pension fund for managers of industrial companies, has launched a major investment manager search for several bond and equity mandates, IPE has learned.
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Dutch funds review Burma investments
[16:55 CEST 11-10] NETHERLANDS - PGGM, the €86bn healthcare scheme, is considering its position as a shareholder in companies which are active in Burma.
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TNO considers commodities
[12:00 CEST 10-10] NETHERLANDS - Pensioenfonds TNO, the €2bn pension fund of the applied scientific research institute, has said it is considering to diversify its portfolio further by investing in commodities.
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ABP and PGGM invest in windmills and biomass
[16:45 CEST 08-10] NETHERLANDS – Dutch pension giants ABP and PGGM have made a combined €200m investment into a new sustainable energy fund set up together with sustainable energy project developer Evelop.
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'Riot point' may take time to disperse - State Street
[16:00 CEST 08-10] GLOBAL – State Street Global Markets is predicting investment markets will continue to be turbulent in the coming months as recent stabilising action of the US Federal Reserve appears at odds with other central banks.
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Physios seeks closer links to medical schemes
[16:00 CEST 08-10] NETHERLANDS – SPF, the €1.8bn occupational pension fund for physiotherapists, has announced it is considering closer collaboration with the occupational schemes for obstetricians (SPV) and veterinary surgeons (SPD).
